One's holiday in the balance?(4 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “One's holiday in the balance?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 21st August 2025.

The answer is

R E S T

4 letters · most recently seen on 21st August 2025

Other clues that solve to REST

The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.

#4 down The balance negotiated in sterling, partly (4) 1st September 2026
#21 across Repose (4) 25th August 2026
#32 down To be out of work upsets some actresses (4) 4th August 2026
#23 down Repose (4) 22nd July 2026
#36 down Repose (4) 18th July 2026
#23 across The break a snooker player may need (4) 14th July 2026
#25 down Repose (4) 24th June 2026
#14 down Repose (4) 20th April 2026
#33 down Repose (4) 26th March 2026
#23 across Relax (4) 3rd March 2026
#23 across Lie again, by the way (4) 22nd February 2026
#22 across Relax (4) 1st February 2026
#3 down Repose (4) 20th January 2026
#16 across Repose (4) 5th January 2026
#16 across Repose (4) 30th December 2025
#21 across Remainder (4) 21st December 2025
#7 down Sleep on the snooker table? (4) 18th December 2025
#23 across Repose (4) 16th December 2025
#5 across Repose (4) 10th November 2025
#24 across Repose (4) 1st October 2025
#23 down Repose (4) 18th September 2025
#36 down Repose (4) 24th August 2025
#8 across One's holiday in the balance? (4) 21st August 2025
#21 across Remainder (4) 18th August 2025
#32 down Repose (4) 14th June 2025
#24 across Repose (4) 3rd June 2025
#32 down One's holiday in the balance? (4) 16th April 2025
#25 across Repose (4) 4th December 2024
#23 across Put one's feet up (4) 25th November 2024
#21 across Repose (4) 21st November 2024
#33 down Remainder (4) 7th November 2024
#15 across Repose (4) 25th October 2024
#24 across The uncleared part of the forest? (4) 22nd October 2024
#36 down Repose (4) 4th October 2024
#32 down Put one's feet up (4) 1st August 2024
#21 across Repose (4) 26th July 2024
#33 down Repose (4) 12th July 2024
#25 down Repose (4) 28th June 2024
#23 across One's leisure is in the balance (4) 15th May 2024
#25 across Repose (4) 6th May 2024

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 21st August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Hot music? (6)
#1 down The word for freedom (6)
#2 down Ladies may have high ones (6)
#3 down An entrance one can get out of (4)
#4 down The way bread is cooked (7)
#5 down Peter the painter? (5)
#6 down Look around for a spoon? (5)
#7 across A man hiding his forename (maybe Hiram or Elmer?) (8)
#8 down Like fire spreading all over the place (4)
#9 down Not a nice place to stay around mid-day (3)